Mangaluru city glitters for Dasara
The city of Mangaluru is heavily illuminated and decorated to celebrate the Dasara festival. Major roads, temples, and government buildings are attracting large crowds of tourists and residents.
Why it matters
The event highlights the cultural significance of Dasara in regional Indian tourism and local community engagement.
Mangaluru city has been decked up with colourful illuminations as part of Mangaluru Dasara celebrations .
Major thoroughfares in the city, including M.G. Road, K.S. Rao Road, Mangaladevi Temple Road, Car Street, and Kudroli Temple Road, have been illuminated. Major government buildings, including the Mangaluru City Corporation building and Kudmul Ranga Rao Town Hall, besides commercial complexes and banks, have been lit up.
The major part of the illumination has been provided by the Mangaluru City Corporation. Tiger dance ( huli vesha ) troupes have installed huge billboards at major circles in the city.
Temple management committees have decorated their respective temples. The Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha temple, Mangaladevi temple, Urwa Mariyamma temple, Kadri Sri Manjunatha temple, Car Street Venkatramana temple, and Mariyamma temple at Bolar have been decorated with attractive lights.
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